Speech Therapy diagnostics of swallowing disorders and feeding difficulties in childhood - foreign approaches available in the Czech Republic

This paper concentrates on the area of special educational support provided to individuals living in homes for people with disabilities in the Czech Republic and presents partial research results illustrating the state of the provision of speech therapy to users of social services facilities falling under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The subject of the research is an analysis of support for the development of the communication skills of pupils living in social services facilities. The partial results of the research outline the approaches employed by the managerial staff of the given facilities in implementing special educational procedures, describe forms of speech therapy provision in homes for people with disabilities, and compare the attitudes of teachers and social services staff to the development of communication with the importance attributed to it by speech therapists and demonstrated by the case studies performed.

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Appendix 1. Case Study: Methanol Mass Poisoning Outbreak in the Czech Republic: Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcome

Chemical Health Threats - Issues in Toxicology ◽

10.1039/9781782623687-00263 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 263-270

Author(s):

Sergej Zacharov ◽

Daniela Pelclova

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

The Czech Republic

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Social variation in size at birth and preterm delivery in the Czech Republic and Sweden, 1989-91

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ◽

10.1046/j.1365-3016.1998.00075.x ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 7-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Koupilova ◽

Vagero ◽

Leon ◽

Pikhart ◽

Prikazsky ◽

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Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Preterm Delivery ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Social Variation ◽

Size At Birth

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On Geropsychology in the Czech Republic

GeroPsych ◽

10.1024/1662-9647/a000066 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 161-166

Author(s):

Hana Stepankova ◽

Eva Jarolimova ◽

Eva Dragomirecka ◽

Irena Sobotkova ◽

Lenka Sulova ◽

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Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Old Age ◽

Cognitive Rehabilitation ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Rehabilitation Research

This work provides an overview of psychology of aging and old age in the Czech Republic. Historical roots as well as recent activities are listed including clinical practice, cognitive rehabilitation, research, and the teaching of geropsychology.

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